Introduction

Competitive Overview

Strengths & Weaknesses

New & Old Versions Comparison

To select O.Sagat, choose Sagat and then press ↑ ↓ ↓ ↑ Jab/Fierce, pressing Short simultaneously with the punch button for the alternate color.

Here is the list of differences:

Obvious stuff: O.Sagat can not tech throws and does not have a Super;

O.Sagat has a slightly smaller hurtbox than N.Sagat but it's unknown if it has any relevance. Note that this affects most standing normals as well so it will not be listed on the normal moves differences list;

O.Sagat has a faster pre-jump animation by 2 frames;

O.Sagat has some differences in some of his normals:

Close Standing Strong has slower startup;

Far Standing Strong can be special canceled;

Close Standing Fierce has slower startup and can not be special canceled but does a more damage;

Far Standing Fierce does more damage;

Crouching Fierce does more damage;

Second hit of Standing Short can be special canceled and it has better low-level priority but worse higher-level priority;

Crouching Short does more damage;

Standing Forward's first hit does a little less damage but more random damage. Second hit can be special canceled and has better priority as a poke but worse priority as anti-air;

Standing Roundhouse first active part does a little more random damage;

Crouching Roundhouse does more damage;

Both Jumping Fierces do more damage;

Diagonal Jumping Forward can not be used as a cross-up attack;

Both Jumping Roundhouses do more damage;

High Tiger Shots have the same recovery for all versions, plus a better foot hurtbox;

Low Tiger Shots have faster startup, the same recovery for all versions, plus a better hurtbox at his fist;

Fierce Tiger Uppercut is a single hit move so it always does full damage;

Color Options

Moves Analysis

Normal Moves

Ground Normals

Close Standing Jab: (Base max activation range: 42)

Damage

12[1]

Stun

0~5

Stun Timer

40

Chain Cancel

No

Special Cancel

Yes

Super Cancel

Yes

Frame Advantage

+5

Frame Count

3

4

4

Simplified

1 + 3

4

4

Not especially useful, decent frame advantage, and you can combo into uppercut or knee by cancelling it, can also be used in tick throwing. Just keep in mind that this will whiff completelly vs Blanka and Cammy if they're crouching.

Far Standing Jab:

Damage

12[1]

Stun

0~5

Stun Timer

40

Chain Cancel

No

Special Cancel

Yes

Super Cancel

Yes

Frame Advantage

+4

Frame Count

3

4

4

1

Simplified

1 + 3

4

5

Similar to Close Standing Jab, this move sees not much use, can function as an ok counter poke, or anti air on occasion, but Sagat usually has better options.

Crouching Jab:

Damage

12[1]

Stun

0~5

Stun Timer

40

Chain Cancel

No

Special Cancel

Yes

Super Cancel

Yes

Frame Advantage

+6

Frame Count

2

2

3

4

Simplified

1 + 4

3

4

Fast for a Sagat normal, links into some good normals, so it's ok for setting up block strings at close range.

Close Standing Strong: (Base max activation range: 29)

Damage

22[1]

Stun

5~11

Stun Timer

60

Chain Cancel

No

Special Cancel

Yes

Super Cancel

Yes

Frame Advantage

+5

Frame Count

3

6

6

1

Simplified

1 + 3

6

7

A safe move, but it's pretty much used exclusively for combos, to cancel it into uppercut. In N.Sagat's case this is actually better for that than Standing Forward, since N.Sagat can only cancel the first hit, which will do the same dizzy but less damage than Strong. N.Sagat's version of this move actually has a faster startup, but this doesn't really mean much.

Far Standing Strong:

Damage

22[1]

Stun

5~11

Stun Timer

60

Chain Cancel

No

Special Cancel

No

Super Cancel

Yes

Frame Advantage

+5

Frame Count

3

2

4

4

4

1

Simplified

1 + 5

4

9

A faster version of Far Standing Fierce, but with less damage and reach. It hits mid versus Boxer, Dhalsim, O.Fei Long, Sagat, T.Hawk and Zangief, i.e. it will not whiff if they're crouching. While N.Sagat cannot cancel this move, it's still useful in some situations like vs Boxer to counter moves like low rush.

Crouching Strong:

Damage

22[1]

Stun

5~11

Stun Timer

60

Chain Cancel

No

Special Cancel

Yes

Super Cancel

Yes

Frame Advantage

+8

Frame Count

2

2

4

6

Simplified

1 + 4

4

6

An ok move to use in neutral, since it's fairly fast, and has acceptable priority. Ok in combos thanks to excellent frame advantage, also cancels, which helps in zoning.

Close Standing Fierce: (Base max activation range: 53)

Damage

24[2]

Stun

10~16

Stun Timer

80

Chain Cancel

No

Special Cancel

Yes

Super Cancel

Yes

Frame Advantage

+3

Frame Count

3

8

10

1

Simplified

1 + 3

8

11

Can somewhat be used as an anti air, but Sagat has better options for that. N.Sagat's version of this move do a little less damage, but has a faster startup, this allows N.Sagat to special cancel it (which happens to be the main way this move is used) or to link it after a Crouching Strong or Forward for massive damage. Just be careful if they crouch, as it will usually whiff.

Far Standing Fierce:

Damage

24[1]

Stun

10~16

Stun Timer

80

Chain Cancel

No

Special Cancel

No

Super Cancel

No

Frame Advantage

-7

Frame Count

4

3

6

10

12

1

Simplified

1 + 7

6

23

A great attack if used right, excellent range makes it good to beat fireball startup/trade vs other characters. Can also be good for punishing, and anti air. N.Sagat's version of this move does less normal damage as well as less random damage than O.Sagat's.

Crouching Fierce:

Damage

24[2]

Stun

10~16

Stun Timer

80

Chain Cancel

No

Special Cancel

No

Super Cancel

No

Frame Advantage

+3

Frame Count

6

6

12

1

Simplified

1 + 6

6

13

Outside of trading with some attacks, such as Honda's HHS, this move is not too useful. Acceptable priority and reach. N.Sagat's version of this move does less normal damage as well as less random damage than O.Sagat's.

Close/Far Standing Short:

Damage

12[0] + 12[0]

Stun

0~5 + 0~5

Stun Timer

40 + 40

Chain Cancel

No

Special Cancel

Yes / No

Super Cancel

Yes / Yes

Frame Advantage

+2 / +4(+3)

Frame Count

2

1

2

2

2

2

3

Simplified

1 + 3

2

2

7

This move has good reach, is a great counterpoke and is good to set up frame traps. Unlike O.Sagat, N.Sagat can't cancel the 2nd hit into specials, which does hurt N.Sagat's zoning potential considerably on certain matchups. With that said, as a counterpoke N.Sagat's version of this move has better priority on most matchups, due to the new leg hurtbox placement during the 2nd hit which makes it immune against a multitude of mid level normals on a lot of matchups (e.g. Shoto's Standing Punches, Chun's Standing Fierce, Blanka's Far Standing Rh, Sagat's Standing Fierce, etc). O.Sagat's version is only better (priority wise) than N.Sagat's against Fei's Crouching Fierce and Crouching Short as well as Deejay's Far Standing Short and Crouching Short.

Crouching Short:

Damage

4[1]

Stun

0~5

Stun Timer

40

Chain Cancel

No

Special Cancel

Yes

Super Cancel

Yes

Frame Advantage

+4

Frame Count

4

4

4

1

Simplified

1 + 4

4

5

Good priority, but Sagat usually has better options in this situation. If done meaty, you can link into Standing Short. This move is also commonly used as a kara cancel into Tiger Uppercut, to avoid getting up when going for a deep anti air.

Close/Far Standing Forward:

Damage

14[0] + 18[1]

Stun

5~11 + 5~11

Stun Timer

60 + 60

Chain Cancel

No

Special Cancel

Yes / No

Super Cancel

Yes / Yes

Frame Advantage

+1 / +3(+2)

Frame Count

2

1

2

2

3

4

6

Simplified

1 + 3

2

2

13

Another great normal for Sagat. It functions as a defensive and offensive tool, can be used like Far Standing Fierce to counter fireballs, and punish whiffed moves (it comes out a little faster than Fierce but has a little less horizontal range, also has a completelly different hit/hurtboxes, obviously). Unlike O.Sagat, N.Sagat can't cancel the 2nd hit into specials, which does hurt N.Sagat's dizzy combo potential considerably. It's also important to note that they also differ in priority on the 2nd hit: N.Sagat's is better as anti air, while O.Sagat has less vulnerabilities to mid level normals (e.g. Chun's Crouching Rh, Blanka's Crouching Fierce, Zangief's Crouching Punches, Cammy's Standing Rh, Dhalsim's defensive Crouching Punches, Boxer's Crouching Strong, Dictators Standing Forward, etc). Priority wise, O.Sagat's version of this move is better. N.Sagat's version of this move does more normal damage on the 1st hit but does less random damage on that same hit than O.Sagat's.

Another great normal for Sagat, you also can no longer cancel the 2nd hit. It functions as a defensive, and offensive tool, can be used like st hp to counter fireballs, and punish whiffed moves. Works as a counter poke to some normals, and can be an ok anti air in some situations.

Crouching Forward:

Damage

22[1]

Stun

5~11

Stun Timer

60

Chain Cancel

No

Special Cancel

Yes

Super Cancel

Yes

Frame Advantage

+7

Frame Count

2

2

4

3

4

Simplified

1 + 4

4

7

Good for zoning, usually when this lands you want to cancel it, or link to itself. Decent meaty to lead into high damage combos. Also fairly fast considering the reach.

Close/Far Standing Roundhouse:

Damage

16[0] / 22[2]

Stun

10~16 / 1~7

Stun Timer

80 / 70

Chain Cancel

No

Special Cancel

Yes / No

Super Cancel

Yes / No

Frame Advantage

-7 / -4

Frame Count

2

1

3

3

6

7

10

Simplified

1 + 3

3

3

23

Great anti-air and anti-cross-up. The 1st hit can also be cancelled into specials. As N.Sagat this can still be useful as a cancel into specials, because, unlike O.Sagat, N.Sagat can't cancel the 2nd hit on Standing Forward and, unlike Close Standing Fierce, this doesn't misses crouching characters. But keep im mind that Fierce will be cancellable for farther because it has more range than this move's 1st hit. N.Sagat's version of this move does less random damage on the first hit than O.Sagat's, but this doesn't really mean much.

Crouching Roundhouse:

Damage

24[2]

Stun

5~11

Stun Timer

130

Chain Cancel

No

Special Cancel

No

Super Cancel

No

Frame Advantage

-1

Frame Count

4

2

6

8

9

Simplified

1 + 6

6

17

Sagat's sweep attack. This is one of the best sweeps in this game, if not the best(at least among the non-slide sweeps). It has better range than most sweeps, so Sagat is able to safely trip jump-ins that characters such as shotos and Zangief can not, while also having a fairly good recovery speed. N.Sagat's version of this move does considerably less damage than O.Sagat's.

Aerial Normals

Neutral Jumping Jab:

Damage

12[0]

Stun

1~7(-2)

Stun Timer

40

Frame Count

3

∞

Good air to air.

Diagonal Jumping Jab:

Damage

12[2]

Stun

1~7(-2)

Stun Timer

40

Frame Count

3

20

4

4

∞

Simplified

3

24

∞

Decent air to air, like neutral jump jab.

Neutral Jumping Strong:

Damage

22[1]

Stun

5~11

Stun Timer

50(+10)

Frame Count

3

14

4

4

∞

Simplified

3

14

∞

Slightly worse priority than nj lp, but better damage.

Diagonal Jumping Strong:

Damage

22[2]

Stun

5~11

Stun Timer

50(+10)

Frame Count

3

14

4

4

∞

Simplified

3

14

∞

Good forwards reach, but average priority, most characters will have an air to air of their own to beat this usually.

Neutral Jumping Fierce:

Damage

24[2]

Stun

11~17(-1)

Stun Timer

60(+20)

Frame Count

5

10

4

4

∞

Simplified

5

10

∞

Can be an ok defensive move, will beat a handful of attacks, but nj hk is favoured most of the time.

Diagonal Jumping Fierce:

Damage

24[2]

Stun

11~17(-1)

Stun Timer

60(+20)

Frame Count

5

8

4

4

∞

Simplified

5

8

∞

Doesn't seem to have any particular use, j hk is better usually.

Neutral Jumping Short:

Damage

14[0]

Stun

1~7(-2)

Stun Timer

40

Frame Count

2

∞

Ok reach, decent air to air. Good for neutral jumping fireballs while having protection, as Sagat's hitbox does not become more vulnerable.

Diagonal Jumping Short:

Damage

16[1]

Stun

1~7(-2)

Stun Timer

40

Frame Count

2

∞

Great defensive move, can be ok for safejumps, and vs Dictator, since he struggles to deal with it in some cases.

Neutral Jumping Forward:

Damage

22[1]

Stun

5~11

Stun Timer

50(+10)

Frame Count

1

2

20

3

∞

Simplified

3

20

∞

Mostly outclassed by nj hk, but has much more active frames.

Diagonal Jumping Forward:

Damage

22[1]

Stun

5~11

Stun Timer

50(+10)

Frame Count

1

2

20

3

∞

Simplified

3

20

∞

Sagat's crossup. This is one of the main buffs he received on ST. Somewhat hard to space because of how the pushbox is positioned. Unfortunatelly, it doesn't hit low enough to hit a crouching Blanka, Cammy, Chun, Dictator or Guile, so it isn't a real crossup on these matchups.

Neutral Jumping Roundhouse:

Damage

24[2]

Stun

11~17(-1)

Stun Timer

60(+20)

Frame Count

2

3

8

5

∞

Simplified

5

8

∞

A pretty awesome move, good priority and damage, and great area of effect. Many characters can't punish this from a distance, so it's good for baits, and neutral jumping fireballs when close.

Diagonal Jumping Roundhouse:

Damage

24[2]

Stun

11~17(-1)

Stun Timer

60(+20)

Frame Count

2

3

8

5

∞

Simplified

5

8

∞

Sagat's main jump in, good range and damage. Some characters may be forced to block or trade unfavourably with a normal in some situations.

Throws

Sagat has only one throw, which is a shoulder toss. It is performed by moving the joystick left or right and pressing either Strong or Fierce. The direction you move the stick is the direction your enemy will get tossed at. This does around 22% damage.

Sagat's throw range is not very good: he is only at an advantage against Fei Long. Boxer's Fierce throw and T. Hawk's normal throws have less range, but those characters have longer reach options.

Tiger Carry: (←/→ + Strong/Fierce)

Damage

32

Stun

7~13

Stun Timer

100

Range

(from axis)

48

(from throwable box)

16

Special Moves

Tiger Shot a.k.a. High Tiger: (↓↘→ + P)

Detailed Input: (↓ [0~6f] ↘ [0~6f] → [0~10/9/7f] Jab/Strong/Fierce)

Startup:

Frame Count

6

3

1

Simplified

10

Active:

Jab Version:

Damage

18[0]

Stun

9~15

Stun Timer

100

Super Meter

3

Frame Count

1

1

1

2

1...

Simplified

38

Strong Version:

Damage

20[0]

Stun

9~15

Stun Timer

100

Super Meter

3

Frame Count

1

1

1

2

1...

Simplified

40

Fierce Version:

Damage

22[0]

Stun

9~15

Stun Timer

100

Super Meter

3

Frame Count

1

1

1

2

1...

Simplified

42

Sagat shouts his trademark move name and throws a projectile while standing still. The strength of the punch determines the speed and damage of the projectile, being Jab the lowest and Fierce the highest. This can be avoided by crouching under the projectile.

Sagat shouts his trademark move name and throws a projectile while crouching. The kick version determines the speed and damage of the projectile, being Short the lowest and Roundhouse the highest. This move hits low, so the enemy must either evade it with a jump or special move, or crouch block.

Tiger Uppercut: (→↓↘ + P)

Detailed Input: (→ [0~6f] ↓ [0~6f] ↘ [0~10/9/7f] Jab/Strong/Fierce)

Jab

Strong

Fierce

Damage

34[2] / 32[2]

38[2] / 34[2]

18[2] + 12[2] + 4[2] + 4[2] + 4[2]

Stun

3~9

0~4 * 5

Stun Timer

40

20 * 5

Super Meter

7

Frame Count (Jab)

1

2

4

3

14

4

4

13

6

Simplified (Jab)

3

4

17

27

Frame Count (Strong)

1

2

4

3

22

4

4

15

6

Simplified (Strong)

3

4

25

29

Frame Count (Fierce)

1

2

4

3

26

4

4

17

10

Simplified (Fierce)

3

4

3

26

35

Sagat performs a punch similar to a Shoryuken that hits once for big damage(Jab and Strong versions) or juggles into 4 or 5 hits (Fierce version). This move is invulnerable for a split second, making it an unavoidable anti-air if timed right.

Sagat performs an aerial knee bash attack that hits up to two times. The range, damage and recovery are determined by the kick version, being Short the shortest range and recovery and lowest damage; and Roundhouse the longest reach, longest recovery and highest damage. The first attack does from 14% to 16% damage and forces standing hitstun on the enemy while the second hit does 11% damage and causes a full knock down. This move can be used to avoid projectiles if timed right, finish combos and quickly get close to the enemy, often surprising him with a throw or Tiger Uppercut. Note that with N.Sagat this move is easier to perform because of his 2-frame longer pre-jump animation.

Super Move

Tiger Genocide: (↓↘→↓↘ + P/K)

Detailed Input: (↓ [0~14f] ↘ [0~14f] → [0~14f] ↓ [0~14f] ↘ [0~10f] P/K)NOTE: A kick button can only trigger Sagat's super if done on the same frame you entered the last ↘. During the next 10 frames after it, only a punch button will be accepted.

Damage

16[0] * 6

Stun

0~4 * 6

Stun Timer

20 * 6

Frame Count

1 + [18] + 1

4

3

3

2

4

6

7

1

2

Simplified

6

3

3

6

16

Frame Count

4

3

27

4

4

15

9

Simplified

4

3

27

32

Can pass through fireballs, but doesn't have much horizontal range. You can add a HP Uppercut in the corner after the super.

The Basics

Advanced Strategy

Combos

Standard

j.HK ~ cr.MK x HK Tiger Shot

j.HK ~ cr.HK

Standing Opponent

j.HK ~ cl.st.HP x HK Tiger Shot (High Dizzy Potential)

Crossup

j.MK ~ st.MP xx Tiger Uppercut

Hit confirmable and works if Ryu is crouching.

j.MK ~ cr.MP/MK ~ st.HP xx RH Tiger Knee or Tiger Shot

Odds are ryu won't crouch, so go for this to basically win the round.

Very hit confirmable. You might even get a dizzy before you get the special cancel out. With practice, it's easy.

j.MK ~ cr.MP/MK ~ cr.MK xx RH Tiger Knee

Do this if you find you need some more time to hit confirm your combo. A Tigershot won't work, so do a tiger knee. It should almost always dizzy, but less consistent than the st.FP combo, which is guaranteed.

-- ultracombo, shotosallday (2014)

Match-ups

Matchups classified with this diagram in mind. For the old characters i guessed the positions.

Serious Advantage Match-ups

Vs. Blanka:

8 - 2

Vs. Cammy:

7 - 3

Advantage Match-ups

Vs. E. Honda:

6.5 - 3.5

Vs. Fei Long:

6.5 - 3.5

Vs. T. Hawk:

6.5 - 3.5

You need to get your anti-airs (st.RH, cr.RH, Tiger Uppercut) ready here. Remember, a trade is much better than blocking against grapplers. If you can not react against a dive, just block it and punish it with reversal RH Tiger Knee. Try to get your super bar filled up so as to shut down his empty jump/air Jab/Condor Dive mix-up.

Vs. O. T. Hawk:

6.5 - 3.5

Highly Favorable matchup, you should win a large majority of the matches playing on reaction, you must do a few unconventional things though.

Stay crouched, it's a good position, keep calm and tiger, but watch out for a DP through it, mainly a concern for N.Gat, not O.gat,
due to the botched low tiger hitbox.

Don't abuse st.lk. Not a vital normal in this matchup. Cr.mk and cr.hk are better, because hawk can't dp these pokes.

Tiger uppercut must be deep, this is vital to your victory. Hawk's j.lp has high priority, and will beat a Rising Tiger Uppercut. He
can also stuff you while trying to input Tiger Uppercut, leading to a 360 setup, and possibly death. So try this, buffer your Tiger
Uppercut with cr.lp/lk, this will ensure you never stand when inputting your Upper, guaranteeing a Deep TU every time.

Fast reactions will almost guarantee victory. Hawk's main method of getting in on Sagat is the air game. Watch your Tigers, don't
get predictable, he can Hawk Dive these if he anticipates it. Punish far/midscreen Hawk Dives with a Roundhouse Tiger knee after blocking
it, and if you really wanna show Hawk who's boss, you can punish it with a Deep TU, as long as he's far enough. Make sure it's deep,
or it will trade, and maybe even flat out lose if done too early. It's usually better to just wait for the tiger knee unless you're
really feeling yourself.

Now onto the last two important factors of this matchup: The Hawk Dive/J.LP air mixup, and escaping the loop.

Hawk Dive mixup:

If hawk jumps in on you from a close enough range, he can do a sort of air mixup, with a hawk dive, which done at close range at the top
of his jump arc will stuff your Tiger Uppercut! If he knows you know about it, he can just go for j.lp while you're scared to press buttons
and just start his 360 game. Don't let this happen! Reactions! Stay crouched, get ready to do a buffered TU as soon as you see the j.lp
or he's coming down and it's too late to hawk dive. And get ready to block and punish the possible hawk dive with a Fierce High Tiger shot.
Tiger knee won't work here, so don't do it! you'd only put yourself in danger.

If you get caught in the loop, don't give up. Sagat is pretty much impossible to safe jump, so have your reversal timing ready. You can
still be OSd, but there are ways out, it's not like you're Ryu. There still is a slight mixup factor, you can still be baited. But you can
also still escape! Fight to the bitter end.

Play your tiger shot game, use low pokes in footsies, keep your cool, and react punish everything, and you should have a good time with
this matchup.

-- Ultracombo (2014)

Vs. Zangief:

6 - 4

Fair Match-ups

Vs. Ken:

5 - 5

When throwing low Tigers, Ken's Jab SRK will be a (high-damage) nuisance, due to its range and your extended limbs. On the other hand, Sagat is one the few characters who can punish its recovery with ease. Let spammers fly just so you punch their ass out of the air after any whiffed Jab SRK they try from close range with your standing Fierce punch for high damage and stun. This move is the major issue, since it will beat your own Tiger Uppercuts, low Tigers, Tiger Knees and all jump-ins. Be ready to counter it so he will be forced to use normals and projectiles, which are worse than yours and can be punished by standing punches and aerial RH.

When you get the super, his Hadoukens will become punishable on reaction: use this to your advantage to stablish control and eventually corner him, when your super will become even more dangerous.

Vs. Dee Jay:

4.5 - 5.5

Vs. Sagat (self):

Disadvantage Match-ups

Vs. Ryu:

3.5 - 6.5

The major difference here is your lack of a stand short cancel and a much weaker low tiger.
You can soften throws (important!) and you have a super (also important!) Also n.sagats low tiger has a more vulnerable
hitbox than o.gat, meaning ryu can jump in and punish your low tiger from a farther distance and he can even do a neutral
jump over your low tiger and air roundhouse your arms on the way down. Not many ryus do it, but it is possible. Due to
these changes, you're going to play less of a zoning powerhouse game a "yaya-esque" style play. A fast dp is essential,
for a surprise factor in the ground mixup game to keep Ryu at bay a little. Your footsies must be on point. For instance,
O.gat would punish a whiffed sweep with st.lk into RH low tiger, or just RH low tiger it, if he doesn't sweep it. Why?
It's easier, the sweep has more startup time than St.lk, and O.gat's low tiger travels incredibly fast, which is another
nerf n.gat suffers. You'll notice his roundhouse low tiger travels slower than o.gats. So as n.gat, you want to sweep
basically sweep every time, and that even requires walking forward a little to do it. You can still do st.lk, but it's not
optimal.

Neutral jumping is good. if ryu sweeps a lot, neutral jump, you can roundhouse it on your down, and it doubles as anticipation
for a fireball, it seems a little silly, as you can still get punished, but try it out, you'll see it's useful.

I love this. It's a punish bait. Good on Ryu's wakeup if he likes to punish jumpins with sweep. As ryu wakes up, do a
jump in RH from far away, at the right time. He'll think he has time to sweep, so he will. As soon as you land, Tiger Uppercut!
deep Uppercut. You can do this in other situations when you see fit, not just on wakeup. Don't let Ryu do this on you!

Learn to punish DP whiffs with tiger uppercuts of your own! You might even have to walk forward a little to do it. Tiger knee
is good too, but less damaging (though necessary at farther ranges). TU is better than a sweep or st.fp punish, more damage.
this makes your footsie game so much scarier.

oh, and I forgot to mention, Super. Make sure you punish bad fbs on reaction with super. Make sure Ryu knows he has to worry about it. This helps your game out.

Now last and most importantly, the fireball game. Despite all this stuff here, the fireball game is still incredibly essential in
this matchup. You still need not worry about super much, the situation is the same as O.Gat's. The main loss here is your low tiger
game, much weaker than o.gat's. Fear not! you can still mount a projectile offense. Some things to keep in mind:

Your low tiger's hitbox is worse, meaning ryu's fireball has to travel less farther to hit your low tiger on startup. This happens
when you're trying to neutralize Ryu's Fireball pressure with your own tigers. low tiger is always a bad option, it's always better
to neutralize ryu's fireball with a high tiger. Ryu's fireball seems to travel right under Sagat's arms when he does a High Tiger,
giving you much more room to safely throw out a fireball.

Medium low tigers are very useful, sagat's roundhouse fireball is nerfed, meaning the added poke potential of a RH low tiger is less
worth the frame advantage loss compared to that of a medium one. Incorporate medium fireballs more, it will help. However, don't
discount the RH low tiger completely, it is still useful, just not totally whoreable like o.gats.

Use LK/Short low tigers at first in succession to mount a projectile offensive, and start using faster ones as you push Ryu out,
but don't forget to mix it up at times too.

The high tiger. ah, the high tiger. More useful than you could imagine. The high tigers have a much faster startup than the low ones,
despite being less safe, so remember you have it. Sometimes it can be the solution to your problems. Use it to try to hit ryu on fireball
startup (it's really that fast) or as he jumps. If you throw one out and he ducks, you do lose a little momentum, but you're still OK
as long as you maintain your composure.

The Slow/Jab/LP high tiger. This one is a beauty. So useful. Use it to mount an offense and get into your footsie/yaya game. throw one
out, immediately tiger knee, and start walking forward. Ryu is locked into the ground. He has to crouch, and he can't neutralize it,
that's a big frame disadvantage to him, if he doesn't get hit by it in the first place. Trying to get over it in the air is damn
near suicide. It's time for footsies, baits, umeDPs. Fun times.

You can also do this tiger knee follow up with a Slow Low tiger, and it's safer too, but it doesn't lock ryu in the ground like
the slow high tiger. It's still a good pressure tool, and still highly useful. also, it's more useful in a sense, cause ryu isn't gonna
crouch under it, he's gonna block it, allowing you to immediately do another low tiger, so you get better fireball pressure than just
sitting full screen and baiting, which if Ryu is smart, is not how Sagat, even O.gat beats Ryu. At least not on that alone. So really,
it's highly useful for O.gat as well.

-- Ultracombo (2014)

Tiger Knee Wakeup Crossup

I've seen this employed to various degrees, I've seen yaya do it vs aniken, i've seen
roybisel do a double tiger knee crossup, i've seen valle do a double tiger knee crossup and jump behind his opponent!
Think of it like Blanka's hop. neat right? Now odds are you can't do a double tiger knee crossup, you won't have enough time.
but even one crossup is a good factor to have, if your opponent's never seen it, they're pretty much bound to fall for it.
If they have, you can still make them think about it, and it allows you to mount a wakeup mixup game on Ryu!

The best application of it, is to crossup Ryu with the tiger knee as he rises and land behind him. now this is risky if Ryu
knows about it, so it's not abuseable. you have to do it a little late, so ryu can just do nothing and wait for you to land
behind him then punish. So don't whore this move, even though it's fucking sweet. Anyways, do this is as a reversal bait,
if ryu sees you walking straight into, he'll probably think you're gonna tick him or go for a crossup j.mk, and a reversal DP
will be his first instinct. If timed right, you'll go right behind ryu as he does a reversal dp, free punish! usually you'll
wanna do a Tiger uppercut. if he does a medium or fierce dp you must react accordingly.

Vs. O. Ken:

He's more dangerous than N.Ken as all his SRKs go through projectiles. All high Tigers from mid range can be hit by Strong or Fierce Shoryuken. His crouching kicks have a higher chance of beating your Tiger Uppercut, which make him very dangerous up close.

Vs. Chun-Li:

3.5 - 6.5

Vs. Guile:

3.5 - 6.5

Vs. M. Bison (dictator):

3.5 - 6.5

Your job is to get in and keep him blocking with aerial attacks and standing Short kick, or trap him in the corner with projectiles. From mid range, his kicks will be very dangerous: react fast and don't be predictable with your Tigers.

Vs. O. Sagat:

Everything he has is better than what you got, so just play solidly and hope for a major mistake.